Trump signing the order on Day 1 is "testing the outer limits of executive branch power in the immigration sphere," Erin Corcoran, executive director of Notre Dame University’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, said.
As Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, Republicans will have a majority in the Senate. This means that his Cabinet nominees will likely face an easier path to confirmation, even for those who may have surrounded themselves with controversies.
Trump sought to make good on his campaign promises, signing a flurry of executive orders related to illegal immigration and refugee admissions.
The orders include declaring a national emergency to deploy military personnel to the border, suspending refugee resettlement and ending birthright citizenship.
If President Donald Trump’s personnel moves are any tell, he may come out of the gate toward Iran with a tone that is more diplomatic than combative.
The president issued several actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.
The president is making good on his campaign promise with attempts to beef up security at the border and limit immigration.
The Trump administration will also push to fill the thousands of political appointments across government as soon as possible, another source told Reuters.
The Trump administration is ending use of a border app called CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including “removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops<a class="excerpt-read-mo
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale struck Tibet, according to a statement from the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake, which occurred on Monday, was at a depth of 5 km, with coordinates of 29.10 N latitude and 87.66 E longitude.